Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a Campti man on abuse and drug charges Sunday, April 16 at 12:15 pm. NPSO Patrol Division deputies responded to reports of a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Fisher Street in Campti.

They spoke with an unidentified female victim, observing a laceration to her forehead and bruising to her body.

The victim stated that her boyfriend, identified as Derrick Lloyd, was acting strange, and when she asked him to leave the residence he became angry allegedly striking her in the head with an object causing her to lose consciousness.   She further stated that when she awakened she attempted to leave the residence but Lloyd allegedly blocked the door preventing her to leave.

The victim was able to get free and contacted the NPSO for assistance.

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS also responded to the scene to treat the victim.

Lloyd also reportedly left the residence before deputies arrived on scene.

Deputies issued a BOLO for Lloyd to Campti Police Department who took him into custody a short time later on Coleman Street.

Deputies responded to Coleman Street, placed Lloyd under arrest and during a search incidental to his arrest discovered a cellophane bag containing approximately ¼-gram of suspected methamphetamine on his person.

Derrick Lloyd, 28 of the 100 block of Fisher Street in Campti, was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center and charged with Possession of CDS Schedule II Methamphetamine-2nd Offense, Aggravated 2nd Degree Battery and False Imprisonment.

Lloyd remains in the Natchitoches Detention Center awaiting bond in the 10th Judicial District Court.

The victim was issued a LAVNS form required by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement in cooperation with the La. Sheriff’s Association, La. District Attorney’s Association and the La. Department of Public Safety.

LAVNS is an on-line resource and toll-free automated system that allows you to search for information regarding an adult offender’s current custody and case status. Through this system, you can also register to be notified automatically when an offender is released, transferred, or escapes from a Parish facility or has a change in case status.

Deputies assigned to NPSO Patrol Shift “A” made the arrest assisted by Campti Police.